Notice2023-18646
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
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Published
August 30, 2023
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 30, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 59941]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18646]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
On August 22, 2023, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed
consent decree agreed to with defendants Atlantic Richfield Company and
ARCO Environmental Remediation, LLC, in the United States District
Court for the District of Montana in the lawsuit entitled United States
and State of Montana v. Atlantic Richfield Company and ARCO
Environmental Remediation, LLC, Civil Action No. 4:23-cv-00050-BMM. The
consent decree resolves the United States' claims under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(``CERCLA''), for the performance of response actions and for payment
of response costs incurred in connection with the release of hazardous
substances at the ACM Smelter and Refinery Site in Cascade County,
Montana. The consent decree also resolves related claims brought by the
State of Montana, through the Montana Department of Environmental
Quality, under the Montana Comprehensive Environmental Cleanup and
Responsibility Act, 75-10-701, et seq. The consent decree obligates
defendants to perform certain remedial actions to address soil
contamination at the Site consistent with a Record of Decision issued
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (``EPA''), pay EPA
$464,475.12 in reimbursement of past response costs, and reimburse EPA
for future costs to oversee implementation of the work required by the
settlement.
The publication of this notice opens a period for public comment on
the consent decree. Comments should be addressed to the Assistant
Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, and
should refer to United States and State of Montana v. Atlantic
Richfield Company and ARCO Environmental Remediation, LLC, Civil Action
No. 4:23-cv-00050-BMM, D.J. Ref. No. 90-11-2-12191. All comments must
be submitted no later than thirty (30) days after the publication date
of this notice. Comments may be submitted either by email or by mail:
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To submit comments: Send them to:
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By email............................ <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dbabaeb9b8b4b6b6beb5aff6bebea8f5beb5a9bf9baea8bfb4b1f5bcb4ad"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="40303522232f2d2d252e346d2525336e252e3224003533242f2a6e272f36">[email protected]</span></a>.
By mail............................. Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611,
Washington, DC 20044-7611.
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During the public comment period, the consent decree may be
examined and downloaded at this Justice Department website: <a href="http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees">http://www.justice.gov/enrd/consent-decrees</a>. We will provide a paper copy of
the consent decree upon written request and payment of reproduction
costs. Please mail your request and payment to: Consent Decree Library,
U.S. DOJ--ENRD, P.O. Box 7611, Washington, DC 20044-7611.
Please enclose a check or money order for $269 (25 cents per page
reproduction cost) payable to the United States Treasury. For a paper
copy without the exhibits and signature pages, the cost is $7.25.
Jeffrey Sands,
Assistant Section Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Environment
and Natural Resources Division.
[FR Doc. 2023-18646 Filed 8-29-23; 8:45 am]
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